I really enjoyed this lecture mainly because of how enthusiastic Dr. Anelli was. I found it interesting when talking more about Darwin’s life and his relationship with family. I also found it interesting that some of his greatest influences rejected his findings. It’s so interesting to learn about how people viewed his ideas back then versus today and this difference of acceptance.
Yes, Lyell comes to mind as someone who Darwin built his work on, but was not convinced of Darwin’s ideas. It certainly points to the resistance to the idea that was incredibly pervasive at the time.